Bangkok vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1626
🏠 One person rent	$434	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	12
😀 Quality of life	74	19
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.23M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 46% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5606th and 7399th ($996 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Somalia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Hargeisa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 2044th and 9138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hargeisa

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	Bangkok	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	20.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$4280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$6350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$8.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$2.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$59.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$606

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543